Brad Katona vs.
Hunter Azure
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Brad Katona
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.88 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 4 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.6 wins over .500
Hunter Azure
Full career not yet synced for Hunter Azure — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Brad Katona
Distance 80.2% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 10.9% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 8.9% (norm 6.5%)
Hunter Azure
Distance 84.7% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 9.1% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 6.2% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Brad Katona
Head 79.9% (norm 77.4%) · Body 10.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.6% (norm 8.4%)
Hunter Azure
Head 69.7% (norm 77.4%) · Body 16.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 13.5% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Katona L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Azure L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 425 / 889 | 47.8% | 39.0% | 151 / 327 | 46.2% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 86 / 121 | 71.1% | 68.7% | 20 / 35 | 57.1% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 71 / 99 | 71.7% | 70.2% | 19 / 24 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 414 / 886 | 46.7% | 34.9% | 103 / 269 | 38.3% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 74 / 116 | 63.8% | 66.8% | 43 / 65 | 66.2% | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 94 / 107 | 87.9% | 79.4% | 44 / 52 | 84.6% | 79.4% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Katona L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Azure L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 489 / 1046 | 46.7% | 39.3% | 91 / 261 | 34.9% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 54 / 68 | 79.4% | 70.4% | 15 / 24 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 32 / 42 | 76.2% | 72.4% | 11 / 12 | too few to rate | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 406 / 926 | 43.8% | 34.9% | 76 / 204 | 37.3% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 98 / 148 | 66.2% | 66.0% | 19 / 53 | 35.8% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 71 / 82 | 86.6% | 79.1% | 22 / 40 | 55.0% | 79.1% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Katona has more cage time on record.